Page:The Laws and Acts of Parliament of Scotland.djvu/280

 % 5 8 KING JAMES THE $ E X T and delated, or onie of them, fall be fund culpable, be his Hienes privie Councell or five of them , his Majefties Chanceller, and Clerk of Regifter being twa of that number , aither be the Confeflion of the faidis perfones accufed, Or be the depofition of famous wimes : Or gif the faidis perfons delated, beincr called and adjudged criminallie (in-cafe his Hienes and his Councell fall fvva thinke gud) and beis fund puiltie and culpable in the premises : That they there-throw, incur thepaine of tir&ll of all their moveable guddes : Together with the life-rentes of their Landes and livings quhat-foever, to be uptaken and imployed to his Hienes awen ufe : and na wayes to be difponed to the perfons convict or fugitive, for the caufes forefaidis. a, 5". 7 he fetters and dijperfers of erroneous %:ukes, fiddbefiwiijkedandthe buikes defrayed . FORS AMEIKLE as findrie perfones brings furth of utheris Realmes divers buikes and writtes, conteining erroneous doctrine, againft the trew word of GOD, and Religion profefled , and be the Lawes eftablilhed in this Realnie : Or conteiningfuperftitious rites and ceremonies Tapifticall, quhair- by the people ar greatly abufed. FOR remeid qubairof , OUR SOVERAINE L O R D E , and the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , ftatutis and ordainis , thatquhairfoever ony perfones fufpe&e of lvanie-bringingof the faids buikes, fallrepaire, refort, and remainewithin ony Burgh, it fall be lauch- Hill to the Proved and Bailiies ot the fame Burgh, with ane Minifter, to fearch and feeke the faidis fcuikes, and being funde fik buikes as ar before declared, to deftroythem, and to committ the hame- Ixtn^ers to wakde , quhill they be puniihed in their perfones and guddes , -at OUR SOVERAINE LORDIS will. For the quhilk this prefent A£t, fall be fufficient commilHon to the faids Proveft, Bail- tics, and Minifter-: And their faid fear ching, feeking, intromiffion, and deftru&ion of the faids buikes» fall be repute ane lauchfull deede, for the quhilk they fall incurre na danger of fpuilzie , or intrusion , or ony tiling that maty follow there-upon. n. 6. Cfyfaiifiers provided to Benefices under Prelacies, fkld be free of the firfi zeires fruites and fifth fenny. JTEM, It is declared, ftatute and ordained, that all Benefices of Cure under Prelacies , qwhair-unto Minifters ar Readers or admitted (that aftuallie fervis, and dois their dewties at their Kirkes) fall in all time dimming, be free of thefirll zeires fruites, and fifth pennie of their Benefices. And fall from this time foorrh have their Signatoures of presentation paft at the Privie Seale, upon his Majefties awin fubfcrip- tiononely, and his Secretaris, without ony payment, or caution to his Thefaurer for the faidis firft fruites or fifth penny. ■l?. c PamJhmeni of troublers of the Kirk, invaders of Minifters , and of Excommunicat fer/ones, entrand into the Kirk. UR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife ofhis three Eftaites, in this prefent Parliament, fta- tutis and ordainis, that quhat-fumever perfon or perfones, fall happen hereafter, to perturbe the or- dour of the Kirk, in time of Divine fervice, or to make ony tumult, raife ony fraie, either in the Kirk or K i; k-zaird , quhair-throw the people then conveened , fall happen to be difordered , troubled , or difperfed : Thefameiallbeanepoynt of dittay, and the perfones to be convict thereof, fall tyne all their moveable guddes, tobeefcheitto OUR SOVERAINE LORD, for their ofFenfe ; but prejudice of greater punifhmcnt, gif there happen ony greater offenfe, asfiauchter, bloud, mutilation, fchuttingofHag-buttes and Pillolettcs, according to the Lavves of this Realme. And for-fameikle as divers perfones having com- mitted findrie ofTenfes, for the quhilk they merite to be feparate from the focietie of the Kirk ; And zit feckis na reconciliation there-unto, bot for neceflitie c&Bdpifine to their baimes , or mariage of themfelves, or of their friendes, fum-timesminacisandboaftisthe faidis Minifters, and firm-times for feekjng of their livinges„ or fik uther quarrelles, fparis not to put violent handes on them, FOR remeid quhairof, it is ftatute and ordained, be OUR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of the faidis Eftaites ; That quhat- fumcver perfon or perfones, invadis ony Minifter , or puttis ony violent handes in him , for the caufes above expreemed, or ony uther fik forged quarrell , fall be punifhed therefore with all rigour , and incurre the paine of tinfeil of all their moveable guddes, for the faid in vafion and violence allanerae; Albeit na flaughter nor mutilation follow thereupon ; The ane halfeofthe faidis moveable guddes, to be applied to our SOVE- RAINE LORDIS ufe, an d the uther to the partie offended ; But prejudice of greater punifhrnent, gif ony heigher crime concurre, with the violence and invafion forefaidis. And for the better execution hereof ; It is ftatute and ordained, that al/ p erfones , delated of the faidis ofTenfes , fall be called and prefented there- fore criminallie, before the Juftice and his deputes, aither in Juftice aires, or at particular diettes. And that letters be direcl to thar effect in c ommoun forme, at the inftance of the Minifter , or the Kingis Advocate, or Procuratour for the Kirk, or ony u rher that will perfew the faidis off enfes. A nd quhair ony excommuni- ca r : perfones enters in the Congregation, the time of the Miniftration of the Sacramentes, or commoun Prayers 5 The Minifter being certified thereof, fall incontinent thereafter, chzt ge the Excommunicate per- fonc,